Backup band

A backing band or backup band is a musical ensemble that accompanies a lead singer at a live performance or on a recording . [1] [ better source needed ] A backup band can also accompany an instrumental soloist, such as a lead guitarist or solo fiddler , though all-instrumental performances, with no singing, are not common in popular music and traditional music . This can be an established, long-standing group that has little or no change in membership, or it may be an ad hocgroup assembled for a single show or a single recording. [ original research? ] Ad hoc or “pickup” groups are often made up of musicians .